Back in 1990, when Feyma and I got married, I faced a situation that required a little bit of couthness, hard thinking, and wiggling to get through. It was a sort of test that was placed in front of me, looking to see what my reaction was. Thankfully, I think I passed! When I first […]
Is Mindanao ablaze?
Remember, a couple of weeks ago I posted a column about the agreement between the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) and the Government of the Philippines (GRP) concerning Ancestral Domain? Well, a lot has happened since then. It all started last week when a “mini-war” broke out in North Cotabato. A group of MILF combatents […]
How Much Should Government Do?
Recently I had an interesting conversation here with Steven, a frequent and valued reader. He an I have a bit of a difference of opinion on the role of government in a country’s day yo day life. here’s an excerpt: @Steven: Hi Steven. I guess we need a dictionary as well, because my sense of […]
Respect – Earned or Given?
You know, different cultures mean different values, different ways of looking at things, different practices. No culture is right, and no culture is wrong, they are just different from each other. Some people prefer one culture, some people prefer another. Nothing wrong with that at all. Variety is, after all, the spice of life! One […]
Go, Sheila Mae!
Today is the day that Sheila Mae Perez gets her start in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Sheila Mae is a diver, the only female Olympic diver from the Philippines. Sheila Mae’s favorite event, the 3 Meter Springboard competition gets started today. Sheila Mae is from Davao, and started diving at the age of […]
Dogs in the Philippines
One thing that I have noticed during my years of living in the Philippines is that most Filipinos are scared of dogs. Sometimes, if I am out walking one of my dogs, and a Filipino is coming down the sidewalk, when they notice that I am coming with a dog, they will even cross to […]